On 21 April, the European Solvents Industry Group (ESIG) held its 5th Stakeholder Day. The meeting brought together voices from the EU Institutions and companies, who discussed the essential role and impact of solvents and their value chains on the EU economy.
During the Day, participants discussed how high energy costs, regulatory complexity, and global competition are already shaping production decisions, investments, and availability, while imports are impacting EU competitiveness.
It was also an opportunity to reiterate how regulatory guidelines at the substance level can quickly trigger real effects across the value chain in Europe, from upstream production to downstream applications such as printing inks and supply security.
With as speakers:
- Ana Maria Blass Rico – PhD from the EU Commission DG GROW
- Anna Tancorra- ExxonMobil, ESIG Public Affairs & HSPA Chairs
- Alain D’haese – European Aerosol Federation (FEA)
- Cornelia Tietz – European Printing Ink Association (EuPia)
- Luc Turkenburg – European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists’ Colours Industry (CEPE)
- Adrian Tristram – ExxonMobil
- Karen Smet – INEOS Oxide
- Moncef Hadhri – Cefic
- Dunja Drmac – Cefic
- Norbert Hannig – ESIG Senior Manager (Cefic)